The changes I have observed in most of my patients since the day I started acupuncture medicine have both made me happy as a physician and surprised me as much as possible. Acupuncture is a known treatment method that has been practiced for 6000 years. I will talk about 9 scientifically proven benefits of acupuncture, whose name derives from the words Acus (needle) and Punctura (Plunge), and at the end of my article, I will talk about its side effects.
The main basis and purpose of acupuncture is to provide homeostasis, that is, to provide the physical and spiritual balance of the human body. If homeostasis is achieved, the human body has the ability to heal itself. Now let’s start to explain the benefits in order.
1-) Acupuncture Reduces Exacerbation of Chronic Pain:
Chronic pain is present in 20% of the adult population. This number increases by 10% every year. Acupuncture has the least side effects and is a method that reduces pain to patients.
It does this by regulating the nervous system, immune system and hormones in the human body. Stimulation of acupuncture points releases natural endorphins and opioids and relieves pain. However, how acupuncture secretes these substances is still a hypothesis and has not been proven.
When electroacupuncture is applied to the muscles, it increases the blood circulation of the tissue and sends stimuli to make the muscle function properly. Electroacupuncture is used more frequently by acupuncturists living in the west.
